G arry Kasparov was not afraid of a computer. When the world chess champion agreed to play a match against Deep Blue, the IBM supercomputer designed to beat him, he was so confident that ...

In 1997, Deep Blue, a computer designed by IBM, took on the undefeated world chess champion, Garry Kasparov. Kasparov lost. Some argued that computers had progressed to be "smarter" than humans.

Kasparov had defeated Deep Blue handily in 1996. And he seemed off to a strong start in the rematch, with a win in Game One. He recalled his early confidence in the 2003 film, ...

Kasparov beat Deep Blue, just barely, in a series of games in 1996. But the computer won the first game, and two out of six were a draw. IBM wanted more, ...

Kasparov offers praise for Deep Junior and other computer programs while still harboring some resentment towards IBM for dismantling his competitor after the loss to Deep Blue.</p><blockquote><p ...

Ten years ago today, IBM's Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov at chess, and mankind’s place in the universe was reshuffled. Wired News talks to one of Deep Blue's co-creators, Murray Campbell, who ...

The supercomputer Deep Blue, playing like a human, defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov Sunday to tie their six-game rematch at one victory each. Deep Blue’s victory after 45 moves and 3 ...

Kasparov may have been spooked by that, but his concern turned to panic in the second game, in which Deep Blue started playing much less like a computer and more like a human grandmaster.

The showdown between Kasparov and Deep Blue carried a similar tension when their first game began on Feb. 10, 1996. After a bad draw by Kasparov, Deep Blue won the right to take the first move.

Deep Blue vs. Kasparov. Episode 8 | 26m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Learn about the use of computers in the game and the evolution of chess engines.

Kasparov, now 59, won the first of the six-match series, but quit the second – accusing the IBM team behind Deep Blue of secretly enlisting a human grandmaster.